After the death of King Alfred the Great, peace came to Britain - very conditional and fragile, because the country was divided in half. The warlike Danish tribe still lays claim to the south of the island, and the Saxons want to appropriate the northern lands. And now the leader of the Danes, Knut Long Sword, violates the border. For what purpose? His squad is small, and this risk seems unjustified. Meanwhile, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the famous commander who once fought on the side of Alfred the Great, commits an unforgivable act for which he is anathematized and becomes an outcast. However, Uhtred, wise from experience, never expected gratitude from the powers that be. He equips a ship and sails to Northumbria to, with the help of a cunning plan, regain his possessions - the impregnable fortress of Bebbanburg. Southern Britain is left without a reliable defender and turns into a springboard. A fierce battle is ahead between the Danes and Saxons, and its outcome will determine what name this land, abundantly watered with blood, will receive over the centuries... The seventh novel from the “Saxon Chronicles” series. For the first time in Russian!